Penny For Your Thoughtlessness
(I am working as a cashier at a gourmet food store. A lady walks up with one item and a giant jar full of pennies. I ring her up.)
Me: “That will be three dollars, ma’am.”
Customer #1: “Okay, here you go.”
(She puts the jar down on the counter.)
Me: “I’m sorry, ma’am, what is the jar for?”
Customer #1 : “It’s how I’m paying. Are you blind?”
Me: “I’m sorry, ma’am, do you have any cash?”
Customer #1: “No, I don’t! I’m just paying in pennies for the fun of it. Get counting!”
(She proceeds to dump the pennies onto the counter. I finish counting out the 300 pennies.)
Customer #1: “Could you have taken any longer?”
(She storms off. The next customer walks up with just one item.)
Customer #2: *without missing a beat* “I know this is going to be $5.01. Can you spare a penny?”
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